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From: mlord@bmers58.UUCP (Mark Lord)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,rec.games.chess
Subject: Re: Psion 3D Chess vs. Sargon IV on the Macintosh
Message-ID: <499@bmers58.UUCP>
Date: 14 Nov 89 14:59:11 GMT
References: <2755@mva.cs.liv.ac.uk> <6178@tank.uchicago.edu> <23989@cup.portal.com>
Reply-To: mlord@bmers58.UUCP (Mark Lord)
Organization: Bell-Northern Research, Ottawa, Canada
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Is Sargon IV copy protected?  Does it have a "enter .. from the manual" screen?

I'm looking for an easy to use chess program, and thus far have tried
(purchased) ChessMaster2000, which has very annoying copy protection, 
making hard drive installation difficult (though not impossible).

I also bought ChessMaster2100, which claims to have NO COPY PROTECTION on
the package, though the diskette DOES indeed include a copy protection 
mechanism (pretty slimey!).  In addition, it does allow hard drive 
installation, but has a STUPID screen that prompts me for some trivia from
the manual each time a fire it up.  Enough to strongly discourage me from
playing impromptu games with it (my desk is too cluttered to keep the manual
around, and the stupid thing doesn't work inside DESQVIEW either!).

I have been contemplating getting SARGON IV, but the package does not 
indicate whether or not it also has such nasties..

Would the original poster(s) be so kind as to let us all know ??

Thanks!

-Mark
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